Question

One of these figures was born because a king had snuck away from his six friends to do extra penance; that one of these figures later made a statue filled with rotten food to convince six kings not to marry her. Black or blue statues commemorate one of these figures who refused to marry after hearing animals cry (-5[1])at being slaughtered right before his wedding. These figures are large and have long life spans when produced near the beginning of (*) avasarpini, but those traits decrease over time. Nemi is one of these people, whose ranks also include Parshva and the son of Trishala. Whether one of these figures named Mallinatha (10[1])(“muh-lee-NAH-tuh”) was male or female is a point of contention between (10[1])the Svetambara (“shway-TUHM-buh-ruh”) and Digambara sects. For 10 points, name this group of 24 Jain figures that includes Mahavira. ■END■

ANSWER: tirthankaras [accept ford-makers; prompt on jinas or arihants or kevalins]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology- Edited>
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Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford57-5
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley C10910
Michal GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley B11910

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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y367%0%33%110.00
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